Samsung’s press event at CES will surely be remembered – it announced new TVs, a new smart fridge, a new Galaxy TabPro S Windows slate, new platinum and gold flavors of the Gear S2, but there was one thing that managed to stand out. No, that’s not the camera-enabled smart fridge that one day may turn against us.

It’s the upcoming iOS compatibility of the super-hot Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch. Samsung announced the iOS support is undergoing development and we’ll see it later in 2016.

There was no demo, unfortunately, but hopefully, it will come out sooner rather than…

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Two new notebooks have become official today during Samsung’s CES press event. They are both part of the company’s most high-end 9 series, and they share the same design and two color versions: Iron Silver and Modern Pink. They will be out in “select markets” in early 2016.

The smaller model has a 13.3-inch 1080p screen, 4 or 8GB of RAM, a 128 or 256GB SSD, a 720p webcam, two USB 3.0 ports, micro HDMI, mini Ethernet, mini VGA, a 3-in-1 card slot (SD, SDHC, SDXC), and a combo headphone/microphone jack. Its dimensions are 313.8 x 218.5 x 13.4 mm, and it weighs just 840g. It runs Windows 10 and has CPU options up to an Intel Core i7. Battery life is claimed to be up to 10 hours on one charge.

The bigger 15-inch laptop has the same resolution, RAM, CPU, and storage amount choices, and the same camera. It does however sport one USB Type-C port, along with two USB 3.0, an HDMI connector, mini Ethernet, a microSD card slot, and a combo headphone / microphone jack. This notebook measures 346.5 x 236.8 x 14.5 mm, and it weighs 1.29kg. Its battery life is said to be up to 12 hours on one charge, and its built-in quick charging feature will let you fully charge it in only 20 minutes.

Both devices have Underwriters Laboratories certified ergonomic keyboards, low-reflective screens with “superior brightness”, as well as some enhanced security features like Security Cam which uses the webcam to take photos and send them to a predefined email address in case of theft. And Pattern Log-in, Secret Screen, and Record Block will apparently help you protect your private files and…

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Qualcomm shared some interesting news today with the press at CES in Las Vegas and spilled the beans on the first Snapdragon 820 smartphone – the LeTV Le Max Pro.

The first announcement was the automotive version of the Snapdragon 820 chip called Snapdragon 820Am. It is capable of processing simultaneously huge amounts of data – it can track the driver’s movements via sensors and cameras, output picture on few 4K displays, provide real-time navigation and assistance, among other things.

The vanilla smartphone version of the Snapdragon 820 chip was showcased as part of an unlikely pioneer – a phone by the Chinese company LeTV, a relative newcomer to the smartphone market. The Letv Le Max Pro will be featuring the ultrasonic fingerprint technology made possible by the chipset and it will also support WiFi ad. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any more details about the phone aside from those tiny bits.

In case you need a refresher, the Snapdragon 820 is a departure from the current gen of chipsets, and features a custom-designed 2.2GHz quad-core Kryo processor, a better Adreno 530 GPU, Quick Charge 3.0, tri-band Wi-Fi, LTE Cat.12 connectivity, among many other novelties.

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Samsung has just unveiled a premium Windows 10-running tablet – the Galaxy TabPro S. The slate is a 2-in-1 device with a detachable keyboard and an option to purchase and use proprietary Bluetooth Pen and a multi-port adapter.

The Galaxy TabPro S offers a big 12″ Super AMOLED display of 1440p resolution and runs on 6th generation Intel Core M dual-core 2.26GHz processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. The TabPro S can be configured with 128GB or 256GB SSD, supports LTE Cat.6 connectivity and relies on a 5,200 mAh battery. Finally, you get a rear 5MP AF camera and a front 5MP snapper.

The Samsung Galaxy TabPro S will run on either Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro, depending on your needs. The full-sized keyboard cover is bundled within the retail box and it comes with a touchpad and a flexible hinge.

The slate is just 6.3mm thin and weighs 693g. It will be available in Wi-Fi and LTE models this February, but the pricing is yet to be announced.

Samsung designed two exclusive accessories for the TabPro S – a Bluetooth Pen and an optional port adapter giving you HDMI, regular USB and USB Type-C ports. The slate has just one USB Type-C port, so we guess many people will be opting for the multi-port adapter for…

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